Social Commentaries
On a Dead Hostess
From Sonnets and Verse (1923)
Social Commentaries
Of this bad world the loveliest and the best
Has smiled and said “Good Night,” and gone to rest.
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MLA
Belloc, Hilaire. “On a Dead Hostess.” Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/belloc/172/.
Chicago
Belloc, Hilaire. “On a Dead Hostess.” Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/belloc/172/.
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